Kangaroo Self Storage

A Nice Testimonial

stevenh — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 13:02:08 +0000

“In Nov 2012 I was set to move house having successfully sold my own property.

However, the property i was due to move to fell through, with the “seller” pulling out of the sale 7 days prior to the move being scheduled to take place. I then found myself in the position of having nowhere to live, however I quickly managed to secure rented accommodation. I was also presented with the problem of having to put the majority of my belongings in storage.

At very short notice I contacted “Kangaroo Self Storage” where your staff, having very patiently listened to my tale of woe, very kindly explained the options available to me and were extremely helpful.

I would like to make particular mention of Frank and Gordon. Both of whom in my opinion went out of their way to assist. Their down to earth and ” can do” attitude proved very reassuring to me that my property would not only be safe and secure but also a clear indication that they took a pride in their work and were genuinely committed to providing customer satisfaction. Sadly, an attribute not always seen in a lot of other business’s.

As a direct result of their efforts I would have absolutely no hesitation in recommending ” Kangaroo Self Storage” to family, friends and work colleagues. Please forward my thanks to all involved.

Thank you again,

Francis Hamill.”

Long Term Car Storage Care

stevenh — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 12:55:49 +0000

Did you know Kangaroo Self Storage do car storage, too?

Car storage is a very effective way to protect and secure a car when you go away for long periods or for winter. Just don’t leave it too long, as you’ll see from the article below!

For most people the longest period of time they will leave their car unused is just for two weeks during the summer holidays or perhaps over Christmas and New Year.

However some struggling business men in the United Arab Emirates over the last few years have the left their cars unused for a bit longer than that.

In fact unused would not really be the correct word to use here. They have been completely abandoned and we doubt the owners will be returning to pick them up any time soon!

An expensive sand castle.

The most expensive car abandoned in Dubai was the Ferrari Enzo costing roughly $650,000 USD which nowadays normally trades above $1,000,000 USD (£800,000 GBP) at auction.

Only 400 of these supercars were made and this was basically a race car for the road.

The car pictured was quickly dumped at Dubai airport and being located in the middle of the desert this car looked more like a beach sand castle when authorities finally started to suspect the car was actually abandoned.

The car was in fact dumped as the owner was fleeing mounting debt where in the UAE this is a criminal offence and punishable by jail!

We seriously doubt the owners of these luxury vehicles in the UAE did many checks when fleeing the country but for the rest of us planning on returning to our vehicles it is a good idea.

Essential car checks we recommend.

The team at Best4Tyres.com suggest that when leaving your car unused it is important you do a few very simple things to ensure you car is all ready for your return.

When leaving your car unused for 2 weeks to a month it might be worth buying a smart battery charger. This little gizmo is connected up to the battery and will only charge it when needed but may help with any unexpected battery problems while you are away.

Also during the winter months it is worth quickly checking your anti-freeze and all fluid levels. For older vehicles unpainted metal parts can be spayed with WD40 to prevent any corrosion.

When returning to your car it is a very good idea to check the vehicle over before starting on your journey.

You should check all four tyres for air pressure or slow punctures and also test the brake functions and parking brake.

The AA also provides a comprehensive checklist of car care items here.

Self Storage Comments

stevenh — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 13:54:36 +0000

The BBC wrote an interesting article recently on self storage that attracted a lot of comments. We couldn’t have put the case for self storage Glasgow better ourselves.

Here’s a selection:

In Britain spec builders dominate housing and design to the minimum possible standards omitting storage space. No-one is assumed to possess anything that cannot be stuck on a living room or bedroom wall. In many other countries it would be unthinkable not to have cellars or other storage whether in houses or blocks of flats. Using damp garages and hazardous lofts for storage is a joke. Richard.

Modern housing is sold on the number of bedrooms and ensuites – storage has been ‘designed out’ and is not mentioned. Even storing a tennis racket is a problem let alone spare furniture. No wonder warehouses are the only places to put it. David.

I had an attempt at clearing our loft of old toys that the kids had outgrown years ago. I was throwing stuff out, my wife was putting it back. I even found an old pushchair with a wheel missing, my wife was convinced the kids might find a use for it if they had kids of their own.
I think she’s a bit of a nutter. George.

The article makes no mention of a big reason. People want to live in bigger houses than are being built. An oversupply of tiny shoe-boxes and under supply of proper homes. A problem exacerbated by government policies such as 35 homes per hectare and “affordable housing” quotas. These shoe-boxes will be affordable if there were a good supply of bigger homes. Then there’d be room for our stuff. Sarah.

In UK I think the popularity of self storage units has more to do with the fact that Britons live in some of the smallest spaces in the western world! In many “Houses” aka Flats there is hardly room for furniture let a lone space to fit in even modest facilities for storage. The storage unit phenomena I think actually reflects a problem with the unreasonably small size of living space in the UK. Zak.

It was interesting to see the antics at a skip delivered several years ago to a neighbour. Before he had a chance to use it, a few others had dumped their unwanted things in it, but he really funny part was others passing, seeing some of the stuff inside, and removing it for their own use. perhaps a “help yourself” facility could be installed alongside the bottle banks. Bill.

New houses and flats, despite being unaffordable for most of us are little more than shoe-boxes. We have the most cramped housing in Europe, as well as the most expensive, our population is growing at an unsustainable rate and we are building no decent affordable homes. When will we wake up? Cob.

We used storage for about 6 months during a house move that dragged on and on (thanks, mtg company!). The guy there said that most of his smaller units were used by people in the throes of marriage dissolutions and home break ups. People put stuff in storage until their lives settle down again. This enables them to temporarily go and live with friends or family without taking up much space. Alan.

When my parents died, I found myself with an entire extra houseful of stuff. Despite the childhood memories, there was no way I had room to keep it all. Most had to go, but it was quite a wrench parting with it, and there are still some things I couldn’t bear to part with, despite them being of no use to me whatsoever. They are like my last link with my parents. Graham.

I`ll always remember the story of the guy who had an unwanted fridge-freezer, so he put it at the front of his house with a sign that read “Free to anyone who can take it away”. It was there for a couple of weeks so he replaced the sign with another which read “Good working order-£50″. He awoke the next day to find it had been stolen. Now`t as queer as folk. Buck.

We use a storage unit because we don’t like ‘stuff’ filling up what little space we have in our flat. The ‘stuff’ however is the sort of thing that we wouldn’t throw away, like tools, my wife’s wedding dress and other sentimental things. It’s definitely worth the £10 per week and works out much cheaper per cubic foot than our mortgage so makes sense! Beancounter.

My wife and I split because she spends a fortune on junk she doesn’t need. Consumerism in England is out of control. Chris.

One factor is our increasing reluctance to buy or use second hand items. This prevents the passing on or selling of the stuff we have replaced, much of which has a few good years left in it. Andy.

Sad when you see that most of our “treasures” have not seen the light of day for years and years , and the next generation will just throw them out anyway ! I used to save our sons old books and toys that they did not want , but now I’m ruthless ( well with most things ) . its like holding onto the past . Sylvia.

I’ve had a unit for three years. I’m self employed, & use it to store stuff like the stand fittings & furniture I use for trade shows – yes, & some sentimental stuff, and furniture that doesn’t fit my current home but I didn’t want to sell… Had to saccrifice the garage so I could work at home. Modern houses = too small! Sue.

I’ve found the best way to stop myself from hoarding is to ask myself, ‘do I need it’ before buying. This year I’ve substantially reduced the clutter in my bathroom by choosing to use up products rather than buy new ones. I got my favourite shoes repaired, rather than buy two or three new pairs almost the same. De -cluttering is wonderfully liberating – and I’m happier in a less messy house. Debs.

I think a lack of suitable storage in modern housing is the biggest cause. E.g. Our second bedroom has space for a bed and nothing else, which means the hall cupboard has become a makeshift wardrobe for my flatmate. Necessary items like the hoover and ironing board have to sit out in the hallway. The kitchen only has 1 useable cupboard. One. Once the plates are in, there’s nowhere to put food! Scot.

The article had over 200 comments, most bemoaning the lack of storage space in modern houses. So it looks like more and more people will use self storage.

Self Storage Dundee: New Units Added

stevenh — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 20:45:29 +0000

Kangaroo Self Storage Dundee has just built a new phase to units to cope with the increased demand for self storage in and around Dundee.

These new steel rooms are designed to provide the perfect self storage solution for anyone needing extra space.

Businesses use them for stock, equipment, furniture, tools and archives.

Domestic customers use them when they move home, need extra space, get the builders in (who wants furniture to get covered in dust), take up a new hobby (we store motorbikes, jet skis, cars etc etc), need to store their garden furniture, when they start to work from home, when a spare room is needed for a new arrival etc etc. My English teacher would hate that sentence!

And every year we get a rush from students wanting to store their belongings while they take a well earned break from their constant studies.

So this year following this impressive new phase of rooms, Kangaroo Self Storage Dundee can offer even more space to their valued customers.

And the best part is we’re throwing in some extra special offers to celebrate our expansion. Give us a call or get a quote online to learn how much you can save and how cheap it can be to store just about whatever you want.

Self Storage Dundee: Record Breaking May

stevenh — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 16:38:06 +0000

Kangaroo Self Storage Dundee is delighted to report their highest ever levels of demand in May 2011. Customer enquiries and move-ins smashed all previous monthly records.

Businesses, domestic customers and students all contacted Graham and his team in Dundee seeking a high quality storage solution. It’s quite common to experience some seasonal uplift in demand for storage during the spring, summer and autumn months as customers emerge from winter. Householders move home or decide to create more space in their existing house.

Local companies plan for the year ahead and store their archives, furniture and stock to give themselves more room.

And students plan for their idle summer vacations and exotic travels, leaving their digs and storing their belongings before the hard graft of a new term.

Graham the manager of Kangaroo Self Storage Dundee reports an amazing level of demand for pick-ups using the unique collection service. Demand from as far afield as St Andrews, Perth and even Edinburgh shows how Kangaroo’s fame is spreading.

Indeed Graham mentions that a high proportion of his new customers have enquired because existing or past customers have recommended the company to family, friends and colleagues at work. Kangaroo strives to give the best possible service to their customers and this is reflected in the service scores and comments left by grateful customers.

Kangaroo self storage Dundee enjoy an unprecedented level of customer support and loyalty. On average they score 5 out of 5 for ease of access to the storage units, cleanliness, security, staff attitude and value for money. Nearly every customer confirms that they would recommend Kangaroo Self Storage to a friend. Here are just some of their recent comments:

“Very helpful and considerate”

“Staff Wonderful” - clearly a comment from a relative.

“Best value + service, have recommended to friends and estate agent for other sellers Thank You”

“Very friendly staff. Simple and easy to use”

“Fantastic service, completely hassle free and staff were great!”

“Staff very helpful Good service at all times”

“Very Friendly Service”

Doesn’t the friendly staff and incredible service come across strongly. Well done to Graham and his team for being so consistently excellent.

Now all he ha to do is set new records in June, July, August, September, October….. and everyone will be happy.

Self Storage Glasgow: Record Demand

stevenh — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 16:37:55 +0000

Kangaroo Self Storage Glasgow experienced record levels of demand in May and this trend has continued into June.

Self storage usually shows a seasonal uplift in demand during the spring and summer months, but the surge in enquiries in Glasgow this year has broken all previous records.

Interestingly this jump in enquiries has been strong from all customers. Mike, the manager of Glasgow reports a lot of interest from local businesses and householders. Student demand has also increased significantly.

Mike is particularly pleased with the high level of customer referrals. A significant proportion of his business results from existing or past customers recommending Kangaroo Self Storage Glasgow to their friends, family and business colleagues. These new customers need little persuasion to store with Kangaroo because their friends have had such a good experience.

Many customers kindly leave their feedback on the Kangaroo Self Storage website. The average ratings are 5 out of 5 for ease of access, cleanliness, security, staff attitude and value for money. Here are just a few of the recent comments:

“Highly recommended. Very good after sales service from excellent staff. Courteous and very helpful with information and help offered.”

“Very friendly and helpful staff.”

“Michael is very helpful and charming!” – obviously a friend or relation of Mike our manager!

“Staff were friendly and nothing was a bother to assist.”

“Everyone, especially Dean and Gordon were very professional and extremely helpful.” – more relatives!

“Very satisfied with everything concerned with storage. Staff very friendly and helpful. excellent facility.”

“Fab!!” – a customer of few words, punchy and to the point.

Never a team to rest on their laurels, Mike has set a new challenge to beat May’s record performance in June. And he’s got off to a flying start.

Good luck to Mike, Dean and Gordon – we wish them every success.

Student Storage St Andrews: New Student Storage St Andrew’s Service

stevenh — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 10:56:30 +0000

Student Storage St Andrews: Kangaroo self storage extend their offer of a brilliant collection service for students in St Andrews.

Instead of having to arrange their own transport the hard working students just need to arrange a collection with the Kangaroo team. They’ll hop into action and bounce on over to St Andrews at a time that works for all. All the belongings that require storage are quickly loaded into a purpose built crate concealed in a tastefully branded trailer.

The contents are then driven with all the care of a Kangaroo hopping along with a Joey in its pouch to the safe, secure and welcoming storage facility in nearby Dundee. There the smooth transfer into a private self storage unit is done in minutes and all can relax with a welcome coke or coffee, with biscuits of course.

Then if a return to St Andrews is needed all hop back into the land rover and speed their way back to that famous seat of learning.

Whilst those fertile brains are being re-charged during a long hot summer of intense activity each student can relax knowing that their belongings are stored safely in Scotland’s first purpose built self storage building.

Fearsome security protects all contents making them much safer than being stored in student digs. Many students have been so impressed with the service that they return year after year. Some have even told stories of inferior services that store boxes of belongings in unknown locations of questionable quality. Who would want to take the risk of storing their stuff in such risky circumstances – not me!

Kangaroo self storage are known throughout Scotland for their professional facilities and stunning service, especially the lashings of chocolate biscuits. So all the users of student storage St Andrews can relax and expand their brains this summer.

Self Storage Glasgow Customer Feedback

stevenh — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 22:01:32 +0000

Kangaroo Self storage Glasgow have just added a customer feedback page for customers to rate the service in Glasgow’s favourite self storage facility.

The new page has hopped into action with some very positive initial reviews.

Ratings are given for Access, Cleanliness, Security, Staff attitude and Value for money. So far all the scores have been 4 or 5 which means we have 5 happy Kangaroo’s hopping across our home page.

Many customers have also been very generous with their comments:

“Cheapest Prices I phoned a few storage companies. Kangaroo gave me the cheapest quote, but I was a bit worried that their storage units might not be very good, so I went for a look. I needn’t have worried, their units were brand new. So I moved in and have had great service. Highly recommended”

“Great guys, Good facilities.” Brief and to the point!

“I very much appreciated the staff’s way of working: their unbureaucratic assistance and willingness to find the best solution quick and easy was just wonderful! I needed storage for my stuff until a suitable apartment was found abroad. Thus being outside the UK added an extra level of complexity. But Kangaroo hopped over these challenges with flying colours! Many thanks for your way of handling things – outstanding!”

Everyone has also said they would recommend us to a friend which is particularly pleasing and makes us feel all humble and grateful.

So we’re off to a flying start, but we’ll never rest on our laurels. We keep jumping for the stars and help as many people find the best self storage Glasgow can offer.

Self Storage St Andrews – Easy Collection Service for Self Storage St Andrews

stevenh — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 11:38:45 +0000

Self Storage St Andrews just got a whole lot easier with the Kangaroo Collection Service.

Unfortunately there are no high quality self storage facilities available in St Andrews. Kangaroo offers the best local service just over the Tay Bridge in Dundee. For many students at St Andrews University Kangaroo has become their first choice for storing belongings during the long relaxing summer holidays.

Fortunately they don’t have to worry about transport.

St Andrews Self Storage Collection Service

The Kangaroo Land Rover fleet of rugged vehicles is capable of pretty much anything. Each hauls a trailer about the same size as a horse box. Inside is a secure wooden crate.

When needed a trailer is driven to St Andrews and parked outside the customers abode. Possessions are then easily loaded into the spacious container. Packing guidance is always given to ensure no damage occurs in transit. When ready it’s time to head back to Dundee.

These trailers are driven carefully, always adhering to the Highway code, fully observant of all speed limits. Politely pausing at every zebra crossing to allow pedestrians to cross. Always happy to let cars out of junctions and generally behaving like knights of the road.

This means any possessions are transported with the utmost care to their secure storage room. Once delivered to Kangaroo’s purpose built storage centre the customer unloads their belongings into a clean, bright and secure storage room. Once locked the contents will remain securely stored until they are needed again.

When that happy day arrives customers excitedly unlock their storage room and once again fill the trailer. The Kangaroo team hop into action, hooking the trailer up to a trusty Land Rover. The engine purrs to life, the hand brake released and the vehicle roars to 50mph in about 12 minutes. Sometimes with a strong wind behind and a large hill 50mph can be reached in less than 11 minutes. What a heady feeling of speed that creates.

Within lots of minutes the modestly branded transportation arrives at its destination. And another Self Storage St Andrews mission has been accomplished.

Self Storage Glasgow: Building Transformation

stevenh — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 08:30:32 +0000

Self storage customers in Glasgow demanded that Kangaroo Self Storage find a building and open for business. Now self storage buildings come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. Some are completely new whilst many others take an existing building and convert it for self storage.

The team from Kangaroo Self Storage searched for a building in Glasgow to satisfy their demanding customers.

A wee bit overgrown!

At first glance this site did not look too promising! More jungle than self storage opportunity

Looks a bit better from this angle

But inside was even worse…

Time for a self storage transformation

On the positive front the site did have excellent visibility onto the busy Shettleston Road. And self storage buildings work best with large volumes of passing traffic. The building’s condition also meant that it was attractively priced, always a plus. So savings could be passed onto our customers!

So the decision was made; let’s convert this tired, distressed warehouse into a shiny new building offering the best self storage in Glasgow.

The team set to work. Internal walls were torn down, the entrance from Shettleston road was bricked up and 2 new loading bay areas created for easy customer access, whilst providing protection from the elements.

The uneven internal floor was covered in smooth, hard wearing cement. Glasgow’s occasional rainfall had penetrated the roof in some places. These holes were repaired.

A huge window was inserted to show self storage units in situ for the entertainment and interest of passing drivers.

A large, spacious reception area was created. Customers like space, it’s what they are visiting the centre to see after all.

A spacious car park that could accomodate articulated lorries was created. And the building was reclad to improve its external appearance.

Then the storage units were built inside. Initially only part of the building was fitted out with self storage units. These ranged in sixe from 16 square feet to 500 square feet. As these quickly filled, the demand for the different sized rooms could be gauged a adjustments to the mix made for the future addition of rooms.

And finally, the moment all of Glasgow had been waiting for. Drum roll, the placement of the huge Kangaroo on the side of the building. (That took a few meetings with the local planners!!)

No, it can't be the same building!

What a difference!

Traffic stops to admire the Kangaroo

All in all the place was transformed, winning plaudits from local residents and businesses alike.